Dutch design brand Hout Van Bomen – meaning wood from trees – produces spoons, cups and bowls made from fresh wood, which is sourced from their own forest in the east of the Netherlands.
Talking about how he set up his company, founder Jan Harm ter Brugge explains: “I’m an industrial designer, and a few years ago I decided it was time for a shift for my own practice: making things I like, with fine materials and great tools in a nice environment is often better than slaving away behind a computer, designing unwanted plastic products nobody really needs.”
“So I started off making spoons and whistles for my kids like my grandfather did for me when I was ten.”
Using wood sourced from their own small half acre of mixed forest as well as an Amsterdam-based gardening company, Hout Van Bomen utilizes traditional tools and crafting techniques to make their products.
Jan also offers weekend carpentry workshops in the Netherlands, or workshops and lectures elsewhere (they can bring tools, tents and wood for max. 8 people).
